CDP - Italian Food

PT ARENA AGRO ANDALAN; Jakarta Utara; On-site; IDR 133,920,000 - 200,880,000; Full time

Job summary

A seasoned Chef de Partie specializing in Italian cuisine is sought to lead a primary station within Arena Agro Andalan. The role focuses on fresh pasta, artisanal pizza, and classic sauces, while ensuring quality, speed, and food safety during peak service times.

Responsibilities include managing prep lists, controlling waste, and mentoring junior kitchen staff, with flexibility for rotating shifts, weekends, and public holidays to support a high-volume operation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of culinary experience in an Italian restaurant, hotel, or casual fine dining establishment.
• Strong mastery of authentic Italian cooking techniques including fresh pasta production, pizza dough fermentation, and emulsions.
• In-depth knowledge of HACCP, food safety regulations, temperature controls and station hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily station operations and ensure consistency across dishes.
• Prepare authentic Italian dishes: fresh pasta, artisanal pizza, classic sauces, and proteins.
• Uphold high quality, speed, and food safety during high-volume service.

Skills

Italian cooking techniques

Fresh pasta production

Pizza dough fermentation

Classical sauce emulsions

Protein preparation

HACCP

Food safety regulations

Temperature controls

Station hygiene

Prep lists management

Waste control

High-volume service

Mentoring junior staff

Flexible shifts

Weekend shifts

Public holidays availability

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Chef de Partie (CDP) specializing in Italian cuisine to manage daily station operations, prepare authentic Italian dishes (fresh pasta, artisanal pizza, classic sauces, and proteins), and uphold high standards of quality, speed, and food safety during high-volume service.

Requirements

Experience: Minimum 2 years of culinary experience in an Italian restaurant, hotel, or casual fine dining establishment.

Technical Expertise: Strong mastery of authentic Italian cooking techniques, including fresh pasta production, pizza dough fermentation, classical sauce emulsions, and precise protein preparation.

Kitchen & Food Safety: In-depth knowledge of HACCP, food safety regulations, temperature controls, and station hygiene practices.

Operational Skills: Proven ability to manage prep lists, control waste, and handle high-volume rush service efficiently.

Leadership: Strong communication skills with the ability to mentor and guide junior kitchen staff (Commis / Apprentices).

Flexibility: Willingness to work rotating shifts, split shifts, weekends, and public holidays.

Arena Agro Andalan (AAA) is a food ingredients producer, which specializes in manufacturing high quality tapioca, sago and corn starch. We turn these basic foodstuffs into starch and other derivatives, that has various applications in the food processing and industrial uses.

Founded in 2010, AAA is currently operating a fully-automated starch factory in West Kalimantan. Our second and more advanced factory in Central Java has been commencing its production since 2013. In addition to producing starch, AAA also generating other derivative by-products that include germ meal, fibre feed, and gluten feed meal.